War on Gender with Comedian Omid Djalili| The Man Enough Podcast

The war on gender has many fronts. In a time of unprecedented division among genders, comedian and actor Omid Djalili shares a cautionary tale of the history of Iran’s two revolutions, how women-led revolutions are our best chance of liberating us all, and how men can make a difference from the West.
Around the world women’s rights to freedom, justice and civil rights are being infringed upon and, in the case of Iran, violently attacked. The protest and revolution are a struggle for freedom and equality. This is not a fight against the hijab or against men. It is a fight against ignorance and as such it is supported fiercely by the men of Iran who are suffering a majority of casualties in their activism.
Show Notes:
00:00 Episode Starts
02:30 Intros
05:40 When was the last time you didn’t feel enough?
06:45 How men can support women risking their lives in Iran
20:50 Why should people care what’s happening in Iran to women (global vs one country)
28:57 You can’t burn women made of fire
31:24 “Men have been afraid, because they don’t know how to handle the fire”
34:55 Are women better?
47:50 Navigating Political Comedy
57:34 What does it mean to be Man Enough
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Background on the Iran Revolution
The protests in Iran we are seeing today erupted in mid-September after the death of Mahsa Amini, while she was in the custody of the “morality police” for allegedly violating the country’s hijab law. Mahsa Amini was a 22-year-old woman from the western city of Saqqez in Iran’s Kurdistan province. She was visiting Tehran with family when “morality police” arrested her for allegedly violating laws requiring women to wear a headscarf because a bit of her hair was showing. Women and youth have been leading the protests, demanding social freedom and political change, gender equality and the end of the state’s regime.
The government has deployed violent tactics against protestors and have even conducted raids on university campuses and high schools. Crowds have continued to gather in defiance of the authorities even as the government recently pledged harsh punishment for defiers - including executions. Last week, 227 members of Iran’s Parliament pleaded with the judiciary to put all detained protesters to death.
While numbers are difficult to verify due to the lack of independent reporting in Iran, 19,200 protesters have been detained and 469 people including 63 children and 32 women have been killed since the protests began, according to the latest figures by the Human Rights Activists News Agency, or HRANA.
About Omid Djalili:
Omid is a critically acclaimed actor and stand up comedian. He recently starred in the Netflix Global drama The Letter for the King and the HBO/BBC series His Dark Materials. A Perrier Award nominee in 2002 and Edinburgh Comedy Award Panel Prize winner in 2016, Omid is known for his work in projects like The Mummy, Casanova, and, The Omid Djalili Show, and a Whoopi Goldberg's NBC sitcom Whoopi. Omid is a prince’s trust recognized comedian and has been using his platform for the past month to shed light on the women’s revolution taking place in Iran.
OMID DJALILI Links:
Instagram: @omiddjalili
Twitter: @omid9
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[@upendasana7857]

Who doesn't love Omid Dhalili...LOVE HIM !! such a decent honourable human being and funny as hell too.Great conversation

[@ddraigmafon4725]

I came across this as one of those random YT suggestions and have been binge-listening to the podcasts. In a world that seems to be increasingly intolerant and hateful, it is so incredibly refreshing and heartening to hear men having positive conversations around feminism, gender inclusivity etc. 👏👏👏

[@sandragalati6281]

“You can’t burn women made of fire”. Thank you for this. Thank you, Justin, for feeling big emotions. I can truly say that I am made of fire and I was burned but I’ve had virtual water thrown on my fire and people try to put out my fire for years. That has made me cry and question my being.

[@marymc6701]

Listening to your podcasts from Iran! Thank you for setting up this interview with Omid Djalili, it's been a blessing.

[@dharmafolks4554]

of all the guests i think omid had the best answer on what it means to be man enough

[@vanhoudtshoorn]

Beautiful conversation❤🔥. Thank you. So much clarity on the women of Iran

[@PegahAfshar]

Came here after listening to Man Enough audiobook to watch Omid Djalili's interview. Loved all of it, and love this show! New fan right here. And for a show that talks about being man enough and toxic masculinity, the comments section makes me go yikes!

[@upendasana7857]

..definitely get Omid back would love to hear more from him,sure he has so much to say on relationships and understanding and communicating emotions.Bring him back fro sure

[@LadyLebza]

Liz saying women are tired of being better has never been more true. The internal sigh I did. Another point that I resonated with is the fact that black people are the most forgiving and i believe its a global thing, not just true to the USA alone.

[@mayamichelle6741]

Agreed. On both points.

[@DimaRakesah]

"They're also shouting for themselves" it's SO TRUE. When I see other women suffering because of gender inequality I see myself suffering, because I know I could easily find myself in their shoes. When I see people in my country trying to force submission and fear onto women in order to control them I have a visceral reaction. I know I can't give them an inch, or they will take everything from me. The story about that judge who walked into work and suddenly couldn't be a judge anymore is like a nightmare I see in my head over and over, every time I see some politician pushing a religious agenda or proud boys marching or Nazis doing interviews and being allowed to spew their hate. I could wake up one day and suddenly find myself a 2nd class citizen, and I am not ok with that.

[@WeAreManEnough]

Thank you for being here. It's why we do this work and why we have to work together to create more equality in the world.

[@ScorpioFortress95]

39:29 to quote Eli Pope “you have to be twice as good as them to get half of what they have” which is the back bone of show and the modern black experience in America.

[@srdast]

THANK YOU for keeping content on what is going on in Iran & Afghanistan! Their fight is so critical for the future of humanity.

[@Lunipu]

For the algorithm! I'd love if more people hear your conversations :)

[@BNTLifeCoaching]

Through out human history women have always put there lives on the line and that’s why we are made out of fire. As Tahirih said you can never stop the emancipation of women. What God wants will be women will be free.🙏🏻❤️

[@thomasthomasphilp4393]

Ardhanareshwari depiction in India is half Shiva and half Shakti. Its the union of female and male energy

[@lesley-ann320]

❤️Beautiful.

[@Me-on1tq]

The first women's movement started almost simultaneously in America and iran..june/July 1848..in Iran was tahereh who was a babi and in America Seneca falls convention..obviously it all started because of the coming of the bab and the coming of this new age!

[@Twilightsummerbreeze]

However, women in America these days are not kept down by men. They are in other countries. Except recently in Women's sports and the dignity of our restrooms.

[@lorettagarcia212]

And Malala?

[@Me-on1tq]

I think actually Bahaullah at some point says in some areas women are actually better than men..

[@hevalemin6520]

It's not the first women's revolution in history. In fact Iran has been using the same slogan as the neighboring Rojava revolution that has been going on for the past 10 years in northeastern Syria. One thing westerners can do to support women's revolution generally, is to support the Rojava revolution and the Kurdish movement. Or at least learn about it and don't tell people it's not happening and has never happened.

[@gabrielasaenz-seitz6593]

I have to disagree that women do not want to get into a man's world, but rather, women want to be seen, heard, and treated fairly by the entire world.

[@WeAreManEnough]

Thank you for your perspective.

[@linaor4447]

25:00 at age 9 girls are held accountable 😳

[@Me-on1tq]

Iran is actually a very good country and a very loving country and an amazing country with an amazing history..the Persian empire ..and the way America's propaganda of Iran is not reality..is not the truth..I think Iran just like any other country they want to be loved by the whole world and respected..but we have the Iran b4 1979 revolution and after! B4 1979 Iran had kings and queens and was very proud of its Persian empire and Iran basically is a very good and kind and loving country..its an amazing great country..but..that minority group who were the rejects of the society ..the most superstitious and uneducated section and basically a dark little section of the country which is like maybe 3% of the country actually took over the country and became the leaders of the country and that's why most people either fled the country or if they were outside of the country never went back..but that small percentage is also the religious leaders and the ones who hate bahais and call bahais dirty and their number 1 target was not America nor England nor Israel but the bahai community in iran..and their 2nd animosity was against America and their 3rd would be England and next Israel..but these are like I said 3% of the country took over the whole country..all the other 97% are the ones you encounter in America, Canada..and all over the world..persians are good people ..its like as if Hitler would still be in power in Germany..Hitler and nazis were probably 3% of germans yet at the time it seemed like they were Germany..but they weren't..in this case the Hitler of Iran or khomeini was able to last 43 years..but America somehow goes around saying Iranians are terrorists..and that's just pure ignorance also 911 was not done by iran..it was done by saudi Arabians mainly..yet Bush junior went up there and said Iran, Iraq and North Korea are axis of evil..that is not fair...if there's racism..at least aim correctly with your racism to Saudi Arabia not to those who didn't do 911

[@juanmachado1844]

I actually used to listen to this podcast with an open ear and heart but have realized that feminism has become toxic and benefits no man to truly play the role of a leader of their family and don't hold women accountable for the decisions that they make. It all falls on the man. Women still want a traditional man but they don't act like traditional women.

[@coppersense999]

okay is it Jamie? ty for trying, but tell me if you are flattered or happy to hear me comment (and I wouldn't) that black men do sports better? Or music? Lil bit true isn't it? But at what price? Because I might also make the distinction, and specifiy African American men. Is that really a compliment? And is it accurately representative? LIz covered it. Let's not be divisive.

[@coppersense999]

Overall powerful convo, much appreciated. Good work, each of you. erg Jamie! Triggered lol at 43:00. face palm. Please do not equate racist American institutions with Christianity, though there is overlap. But no. Jews were slaves. Leave religion out of it. And by definition you cannot forgive a grievance that has never been properly acknowledged and apologized for. And that needs to look like justice, which would barely be touched upon by reparations. He means well. But Ta-Nehisi Coates would disagree I believe. I could be wrong. And Amen, Bahai guy (sorry lol) He's cool. And I'm done.

[@shiningstar5919]

We've had slaves from every culture. Don't forget all the Irish children that got sold into slavehood. It's been going on for ages

[@xxxMixedGenreFavs]

All races are good at sports. In my opinion

[@johnwest4287]

🤡🤡🤡🤡

[@wokescancer.3699]

Man Hater Justin Baldoni Strikes Again.

[@lorettagarcia212]

When you know better, you do better. To be woke is to awaken. No change, no growth. I wish you fresh eyes every morning!